British manufacturer of flour press (最新磨麵粉機器 Mo mianfen jiqi), oil extracting machine (榨油機器 Zhayou jiqi) in 1914, and "Kingston" Grab Dredger and Excavator (1924). The company advertised first in the Shenbao (1914), later in the North China Daily News (1924). In the Chinese newspaper Shenbao, a 1914 advertisement appealed to the metaphore warfare trade (商戰利器 Shangzhan liqi). In the North China Daily News, the advert simply stated: "SIMPLEST - CHEAPEST - BEST".
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